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PSP to BFL: distance & flight time
Palm Springs (Palm Springs International Airport) → Bakersfield (Meadows Field)
182 mi
294 km · 159 nm
57m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
182 miles nonstop takes roughly 57m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- PSP — Palm Springs International Airport · Palm Springs, United States
- BFL — Meadows Field · Bakersfield, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PSP
- UDD · Bermuda Dunes Airport14 mi away
- BNG · Banning Municipal Airport21 mi away
- TRM · Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport24 mi away
- RBK · French Valley Airport40 mi away
Near BFL
- MHV · Mojave Airport57 mi away
- VIS · Visalia Municipal Airport64 mi away
- WJF · General WM J Fox Airfield67 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport109 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PSP from BFL?
The flight distance from Palm Springs (PSP) to Bakersfield (BFL) is 182 miles (294 km, 159 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PSP to BFL?
A nonstop flight takes about 57m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PSP to BFL?
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